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Sun Top Mystics 68-57 With Roneeka Hodges Coaching In For Ill Rachid Meziane

Connecticut’s win hands the Sun consecutive victories, signaling Washington’s turnover and free-throw problems.

Jun 22, 2026; Uncasville, Connecticut, USA; Connecticut Sun head coach Rachid Meziane watches from the sideline as they take on the Chicago Sky at Mohegan Sun Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-Imagn Images
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Overview

  • The Connecticut Sun beat the Washington Mystics 68-57 on Friday night, improving to 4-15 and recording their first back-to-back wins of the season.
  • The Sun announced before the game that head coach Rachid Meziane would miss the matchup with an illness and associate coach Roneeka Hodges served as acting head coach.
  • Balanced scoring powered Connecticut as Leila Lacan and Olivia Nelson-Ododa each scored 12 points and Kennedy Burke added 11 off the bench.
  • Washington struggled with ball security and free throws, committing 22 turnovers and shooting 56% from the line, dropping the Mystics to 8-9.
  • The result lands in broader context: the Sun are finishing their final season in Uncasville before a planned 2027 move to Houston and Connecticut played without several rotation players because of injuries.